2012–13 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Burton Albion's fourth consecutive season in the League Two, having finished 17th in the 2011–12 season. The season marked Gary Rowett's first full season in management with the club, having been appointed on a full-time basis on 11 May. His reign started with the club's first ever League Cup victory with a 5–4 penalty defeat of Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Burton Albion
2012–13 season
ChairmanBen Robinson
ManagerGary Rowett
GroundPirelli Stadium
League Two4th
2013 Football League play-offsSemi-finals
(eliminated by Bradford City)
FA Cup3rd round
Eliminated by Leicester City
League Cup3rd round
Eliminated by Bradford City
FL TrophyNorthern Section East
1st Round
Eliminated by Coventry City
Top goalscorerLeague: Jacques Maghoma (15)
All: Jacques Maghoma (17)
Highest home attendance5,426 (27 April vs Gillingham, League Two)
Lowest home attendance1,712 (20 November vs Aldershot Town, League Two)
Average home league attendance2,568

Key events

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June

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July

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  • 16 July: Albion sign former Rochdale defender Marcus Holness on a two-year deal.[11]
  • 27 July: Albion complete a double-deal to sign goalkeepers Dean Lyness and Ross Atkins. Lyness joins on a free transfer from Kidderminster Harriers whilst Atkins returns to the club for a second season-long loan spell from Derby County.[12]
  • 31 July: Albion re-sign midfielder Lee Bell on a free transfer from recently promoted Crewe Alexandra. Bell has had two previous loan spells with the Brewers and signs a one-year contract.[13]

August

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September

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October

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  • 18 October: BBC Sport announce the findings of their Price of Football survey, with Burton being named as the cheapest place to watch football in nPower League Two. Gillingham are named as the most expensive for the season.[28]
  • 21 October: The first round proper of the FA Cup is drawn. Burton are given a home tie against Conference North side Altrincham. The game will be played on Sunday 4 November due to a stewarding clash with the Derby County home fixture against Blackpool on Saturday 3 November.[29][30]
  • 23 October: Albion sign winger Jordan Chapell on an emergency one-month loan deal from Sheffield United. The new signing makes an immediate impact later in the day by marking his debut appearance with a goal against Port Vale.[31] Albion also announce that the away fixture with Plymouth Argyle at Home Park is to be delayed by 24 hours to Wednesday 7 November due to both clubs' participation in the FA Cup.[32]
  • 26 October: The Brewers sign goalkeeper Mark Oxley on a one-month loan deal from Hull City following injuries to regular keeper Stuart Tomlinson and deputy Ross Atkins.[33] Also on this day striker Matt Paterson signs a six-month extension to his current deal to see him through to the end of the season.[34]

November

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December

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Updated 10 December 2012

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Ross Atkins 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF   ENG Andrew Corbett 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
3 DF   ENG Aaron Webster 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
4 DF   ENG Nathan Stanton 16 1 10 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Zander Diamond 26 4 21 0 3 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   IRL John McGrath 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   JAM Cleveland Taylor 21 3 9 6 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0
8 MF   NIR Robbie Weir 26 3 20 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Justin Richards 13 1 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
10 FW   COD Calvin Zola 21 9 14 3 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   ENG Chris Palmer 14 2 7 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
12 FW   TAN Adi Yussuf 12 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
13 GK   ENG Stuart Tomlinson 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   IRL Damien McCrory 26 1 20 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF   ENG Matt Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK   ENG Dean Lyness 7 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW   SCO Matt Paterson 19 3 11 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
19 MF   COD Jacques Maghoma 24 6 20 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF   IRL Anthony O'Connor 26 0 21 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG Marcus Holness 13 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
22 MF   ENG Jack Dyer 19 0 8 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
23 MF   ENG Lee Bell 27 1 19 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
24 FW   ENG Jacob Blyth 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   NIR Billy Kee 23 5 10 7 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0
Players played for Burton on loan who have returned to their parent club:
24 DF   IRL Rob Kiernan 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Luke Rooney 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   ENG Jordan Chapell 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   ENG Mark Oxley 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Updated 10 December 2012

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1 FW   10 Calvin Zola 6 3 0 0 9
2 MF   19 Jacques Maghoma 4 1 1 0 6
3 FW   29 Billy Kee 4 0 1 0 5
4 DF   5 Zander Diamond 3 1 0 0 4
5 MF   7 Cleveland Taylor 1 0 2 0 3
= MF   8 Robbie Weir 2 0 1 0 3
= FW   18 Matt Paterson 3 0 0 0 3
6 MF   11 Chris Palmer 0 1 1 0 2
7 FW   9 Justin Richards 1 0 0 0 1
= DF   14 Damien McCrory 1 0 0 0 1
= MF   23 Lee Bell 1 0 0 0 1
= DF   3 Aaron Webster 0 0 1 0 1
= DF   4 Nathan Stanton 0 0 1 0 1
= FW   12 Adi Yussuf 0 0 1 0 1
= FW   27 Jordan Chapell 1 0 0 0 1
= Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 29 6 8 0 44

Disciplinary record

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Updated 10 December 2012

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
                   
8   MF Robbie Weir 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
5   DF Zander Diamond 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1
23   MF Lee Bell 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
14   DF Damien McCrory 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
21   DF Marcus Holness 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
22   MF Jack Dyer 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
4   DF Nathan Stanton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
9   FW Justin Richards 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
20   DF Anthony O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29   FW Billy Kee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7   MF Cleveland Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12   FW Adi Yussuf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   GK Dean Lyness 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18   FW Matt Paterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19   MF Jacques Maghoma 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27   MF Jordan Chapell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 30 2 3 0 9 1 0 0 42 3

Club

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Coaching and medical staff

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The Pirelli Stadium.
 
Gary Rowett begins his first full season as Burton manager.
 
Club captain John McGrath.
Position Staff
Manager   Gary Rowett
Assistant manager   Kevin Summerfield
Goalkeeping coach   Kevin Poole
Youth team manager   Mark Sale
Chief scout   Paul Molesworth
Head physiotherapist   James Rowland
Kit Manager   Ray 'Rocky' Hudson

Last updated 22 August 2012.
Source: [1]
Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Gary Rowett was named as the club's permanent manager on 11 May 2012, becoming the 30th manager in the club's history. This followed his tenure as caretaker manager after the sacking of the previous manager Paul Peschisolido.[43] Kevin Poole and Mark Sale were retained in their respective roles as goalkeeping coach and youth team coach. Former Tranmere Rovers number two Kevin Summerfield is named as the club's new assistant manager,[4] and Paul Molesworth is named as the club's new chief scout.[5]

Players

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Updated 10 December 2012.
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Since Apps Goals Ends Transfer Fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Ross Atkins   GK (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 35) Derby County (Loan) 55 0 June 2013 N/A 1
13 Stuart Tomlinson   GK (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 39) Port Vale 2012 12 0 January 2013 Free 5
16 Dean Lyness   GK (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33) Kidderminster Harriers 2012 7 0 June 2014 Free
Kevin Poole   GK (1963-07-21) 21 July 1963 (age 61) Derby County 2006 133 0 N/A Free 6
Defenders
2 Andrew Corbett   DF (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42) Nuneaton Borough 2003 362 12 June 2013 Nominal
3 Aaron Webster   DF (1980-12-19) 19 December 1980 (age 43) Youth 1998 582 101 June 2013 N/A
4 Nathan Stanton   DF (1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 43) Rochdale 2010 70 1 June 2013 Free
5 Zander Diamond   DF (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 38) Oldham Athletic 2012 26 4 June 2014 Free
14 Damien McCrory   DF (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34) Dagenham & Redbridge 2012 27 1 June 2014 Free
20 Anthony O'Connor   DF (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) Blackburn Rovers (Loan) 26 0 January 2013 N/A
21 Marcus Holness   DF (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 35) Rochdale 2012 13 0 June 2014 Free
Midfielders
6 John McGrath   MF (1980-03-27) 27 March 1980 (age 44) Tamworth 2007 244 19 June 2013 Free 2
7 Cleveland Taylor   MF (1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 (age 41) St Johnstone 2011 78 10 June 2013 Free
8 Robbie Weir   MF (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 (age 35) Tranmere Rovers 2012 26 3 June 2014 Free
11 Chris Palmer   MF (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983 (age 41) Gillingham 2011 50 5 June 2013 Free
15 Matt Palmer   MF Youth 2012 1 0 June 2013 N/A
17 Jimmy Phillips   MF (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) Stoke City 2009 90 2 June 2014 Free
19 Jacques Maghoma   MF (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37) Tottenham Hotspur 2009 146 20 June 2013 Free
22 Jack Dyer   MF (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 32) Aston Villa 2009 43 1 June 2013 Free
23 Lee Bell   MF (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 41) Crewe Alexandra 2012 45 2 June 2013 Free 3
Forwards
9 Justin Richards   FW (1980-10-16) 16 October 1980 (age 44) Port Vale 2011 50 13 June 2013 Free
10 Calvin Zola   FW (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 39) Crewe Alexandra 2011 79 27 June 2014 Free
12 Adi Yussuf   FW (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32) Leicester City 2011 29 2 June 2013 Free
18 Matt Paterson   FW (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35) Southend United 2012 19 3 June 2013 Free
24 Jacob Blyth   FW (1992-08-14) 14 August 1992 (age 32) Leicester City (Loan) 2 0 January 2013 N/A
25 Evan Garnett   FW (1994-08-14) 14 August 1994 (age 30) N/A 2012 0 0 June 2013 N/A
29 Billy Kee   FW (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33) Torquay United 2011 43 17 June 2015 20K 4
Players Left Before End of Season
24 Rob Kiernan   DF (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33) Wigan Athletic (Loan) 6 0 October 2012 N/A
26 Luke Rooney   MF (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) Swindon Town (Loan) 3 0 October 2012 N/A
27 Jordan Chapell   MF (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) Sheffield United (Loan) 4 1 December 2012 N/A
30 Mark Oxley   GK (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34) Hull City (Loan) 5 0 November 2012 N/A

Source: Burton Albion, Soccerbase
Ordered by position then squad number. Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in competitive matches in The Football League, The Football Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup for Burton Albion.
Notes
1 Appearances include previous loan spell in 2011–12.
2 Club Captain.
3 Appearances and goals include two previous loan spells.
4 Undisclosed fee reported by the Burton Mail to be £20K.[44]
5 Appearances include previous loan spell in 2008.
6 Player/Goalkeeping coach. Oldest registered player in The Football League. Re-registered as player on 26 October 2012 due to injuries to Mark Oxley and Stuart Tomlinson.

Supplier: TAG Leisure
Sponsor(s): Mr. Cropper

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away

Last updated: 24 August 2012.
Source: Burton Albion Club Shop

Burton's home kit was retained from the previous season, as was the Mr. Cropper sponsorship brand. TAG Leisure continue to manufacture the club's matchday and training attire. The new away kit was revealed on 14 July before the pre-season friendly with Aston Villa. It marks a return to the blue shirts, shorts and socks adopted by the team during the 2009 Conference National title-winning season. It will remain in use until the end of the 2013–14 league season.[45]

Other information

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Chairman   Ben Robinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Pirelli Stadium (6,912 / 110x72 metres)

Updated to match played 22 August 2012
Source: Burton Albion F.C.

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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14 July 2012 Burton Albion 1–2 Aston Villa Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Weir   9' (Report) Holness   45'(og)
Holman   83'
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Mr. K. Friend
18 July 2012 Gresley 0–4 Burton Albion Moat Ground, Swadlincote
19:45 (Report) Richards   25'
Patterson   43'
Cowdrill   52'
Yussuf   73'
Attendance: 461
Referee: Mr. J. Thornhill
24 July 2012 Ilkeston F.C. 3–2 Burton Albion New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
19:45 Watts   17', 66'
Wilson   35'
(Report) Phillips   9'
Williams   64'
Attendance: 317
Referee: Mr. J. Thornhill
28 July 2012 Burton Albion 0–1 Derby County Pirelli Stadium
15:00 (Report) Jacobs   49' Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Mr. D Coote
1 August 2012 Burton Albion 1–3 Leicester City Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Weir   47'(pen) (Report) Schlupp   28'
Dyer   79'
Danns   88'
Referee: Mr. H. Webb
4 August 2012 Burton Albion 2–1 Walsall Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Weir   29'
Kee   79'
(Report) Grigg   6' Attendance: 883
Referee: Mr. S. Rushton
7 August 2012 Burton Albion 0–1 Leeds United Pirelli Stadium
19:45 (Report) Varney   29' Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Mr. O. Langford

League Two

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18 August 2012 Rotherham United 3–0 Burton Albion New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello   5'(pen)
Odejayi   11'
Pringle   75'
(Report) Bell   58'   62' Attendance: 11,441
Referee: Mr. P. Tierney
21 August 2012 Burton Albion 6–2 AFC Wimbledon Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Taylor   8'
Kee   13'
Maghoma   14'
Richards   27'
Weir   53'
Diamond   68'
(Report) Harrison   79'
Balkestein   80'
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Mr. D. Bond
25 August 2012 Burton Albion 0–1 Fleetwood Town Pirelli Stadium
15:00 (Report) Howell   47' Attendance: 2,349
Referee: Mr. T. Harrington
1 September 2012 Exeter City 3–0 Burton Albion St. James Park, Exeter
15:00 Cureton   19'
Davies   41'
O'Flynn   89'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Mr. C. Boyeson
8 September 2012 Rochdale 0–1 Burton Albion Spotland, Rochdale
15:00 Cavanagh   70' BBC Report
BAFC Report
Paterson   52' Attendance: 2,199
Referee: Mr. A. Haines
15 September 2012 Burton Albion 4–0 Oxford United Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Zola   25, 66'
Maghoma   45, 65'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Wright   64'
Raynes   70'
Attendance: 2,389
Referee: Mr. R. Clark
19 September 2012 Burton Albion 3–1 York City Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Bell   23'
Zola   65'
Paterson   90 1'
Richards   75'
Weir   90 5'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
McLaughlin   9'
Chambers   41'
Smith   87'
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Mr. F. Graham
22 September 2012 Torquay United 1–1 Burton Albion Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 Howe   18' BBC Report
BAFC Report
Zola   89'
McCrory   45 2'
Kee   90 2'
Attendance: 2,438
Referee: Mr. T. Robinson
29 September 2012 Burton Albion 3–3 Northampton Town Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Zola   9'
Langmead   60' (og)
Diamond   80'
Weir   34'
McCrory   82'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Langmead   63'
Artell   75'
Nicholls   83'
Guttridge   54'
Attendance: 2,857
Referee: Mr. B. Malone
2 October 2012 Southend United 0–1 Burton Albion Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Spicer   13'
Assombalonga   82'
Timlin   90'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Maghoma   90 1'
O'Connor   57'
Attendance: 4,150
Referee: Mr. K. Stroud
6 October 2012 Morecambe 0–0 Burton Albion Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Wright   90 4' BBC Report
BAFC Report
Paterson   4'
Yussuf   63'
Weir   70'
McCrory   90'
Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Mr. S. Attwell
13 October 2012 Burton Albion 1–1 Bristol Rovers Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Kee   50'   66'
Bell   59'
Dyer   81'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Clarkson   37'
Richards   56'
Kenneth   74'
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Mr. J. Simpson
20 October 2012 Gillingham 4–1 Burton Albion MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00 Flanagan   22'
Fish   40'
Weston   59'
Martin   63'
Payne   9'
Dack   46'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Diamond   54'
Weir   65'
Attendance: 7,268
Referee: Mr. L. Collins
23 October 2012 Burton Albion 1–1 Port Vale Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Chappell   73'   84'
Diamond   37'
Bell   41'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Williamson   75'
McDonald   39'
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Mr. G. Salisbury
27 October 2012 Burton Albion 1–0 Bradford City Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Zola   80'
Bell   38'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Ravenhill   32'
Doyle   84'
McArdle   87'
Attendance: 2,791
Referee: Mr. A. D'Urso
7 November 2012 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Burton Albion Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Cowan-Hall   49' BBC Report
BAFC Report
Stanton   74'   59'
Weir   79'
Taylor   31'
McCrory   53'
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Mr. D. Eaton
10 November 2012 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Burton Albion The Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
15:00 Zebroski   86'
Harrad   90 5'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Holness   73'
Diamond   90 3'
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Mr. G. Scott
17 November 2012 Burton Albion 3–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Pirelli Stadium
15:00 McCrory   51'
Paterson   53'
Kee   79'
Lyness   28'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Gayle   29'
Williams   78'
Ogogo   33'
Ilesanmi   80'
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Mr. T. Kettle
20 November 2012 Burton Albion 0–1 Aldershot Town Pirelli Stadium
19:45 O'Connor   45 1' BBC Report
BAFC Report
López   4'
Young   79'
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Mr. K. Wright
24 November 2012 Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Burton Albion Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00 McClure   13', 63'
Grant   57'(pen)
Azeez   89'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Diamond   56'
McCrory   83'
Attendance: 3,191
Referee: Mr. D. Webb
9 December 2012 Burton Albion 1–0 Accrington Stanley Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Kee   10'
Weir   48'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Nsiala   90 2' Attendance: 2,530
Referee: Mr. P. Gibbs
16 December 2012 Chesterfield 1–1 Burton Albion Proact Stadium
15:00 M. Richards   74'
Hird   67'
Lester   90 3'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Maghoma   34'
Bell   21'
Attendance: 5,741
Referee: Mr. G. Eltrigham
21 December 2012 Barnet 3–2 Burton Albion Underhill Stadium
19:45 Holmes   42', 53' (pen.), 66'
Kamdjo   31'
Davids   57'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Kee   16' (pen.)
Maghoma   90 5' (pen.)
McCrory   29'
Taylor   58'
Dyer   59'
Weir   82'
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Mr. A. Davies

League Two results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 10 14 71 65   6 76 17 3 3 49 23   26 5 7 11 22 42  −20

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: Burton Albion F.C.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAH
ResultLWLLWWWDDWDDLDWWLWLLWDWLLW
Position238152015106795756108576101199610119
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2012. Source: Burton Albion F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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4 November 2012 Burton Albion 3–3 Altrincham Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Diamond   53'
Maghoma   77'
Zola   90 3'
Weir   67'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Rodgers   29'
Stanton   34' (og)
McCrory   85' (og)
Densmore   38'
Reeves   75'
Attendance: 1,989
Referee: Mr. M. Bull
15 November 2012 Altrincham 0–2 Burton Albion Moss Lane, Altrincham
19:45 BBC Report
BAFC Report
Palmer   65'
Zola   75'
Attendance: 2,428
Referee: Mr. C. Boyeson
1 December 2012 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Burton Albion Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00 Ellis   70'
Tootle   90 3'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Zola   5'
Holness   78'
Maghoma   81'
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Mr. G. Salisbury
5 January 2013 Leicester City 2–0 Burton Albion King Power Stadium, Leicester
15:00 Wood   3'
de Laet   21'
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Mr. A. D'Urso

League Cup

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11 August 2012 Sheffield United 2–2
(4–5 p)
Burton Albion Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 Blackman   51'
Collins   105'
(Report) Yussuf   34'
Taylor   97'
Holness   105'   105 1'
Attendance: 7,073
Penalties
Quinn  
Collins  
Maguire  
McDonald  
McMahon  
Doyle  
  Weir
  Bell
  McCrory
  Webster
  Richards
  Taylor
28 August 2012 Leicester City 2–4 Burton Albion King Power Stadium, Leicester
19:45 Knockaert   60'
Futács   87'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Palmer   20'
Taylor   53'
Weir   64' (pen.)
Maghoma   68'
Dyer   72'
Attendance: 8,560
Referee: Mr. D. Drysdale
25 September 2012 Bradford City 3–2 (a.e.t.) Burton Albion Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford
19:45 Wells   83', 90'
Darby   115'
Connell   53'
BBC Report
BAFC Report
Kee   18'
Webster   29'
Weir   69'
McCrory   76'
Dyer   78'
Diamond   117'
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: Mr. N. Miller

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

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4 September 2012 Coventry City 0–0
(10–9 p)
Burton Albion Ricoh Arena, Coventry
19:45 BBC Report
BAFC Report
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Mr. O. Langford
Penalties
McSheffrey  
Baker  
McGoldrick  
Kilbane  
Elliott  
Daniels  
Brown  
Hussey  
Christie  
Wood  
Murphy  
  Taylor
  Palmer
  McCrory
  Webster
  Richards
  Bell
  Yussuf
  Dyer
  Corbett
  Holness
  Lyness

Birmingham Senior Cup

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Appearances and goals not included in club statistics.

8 October 2012 Coleshill Town 2–4 Burton Albion Pack Meadow, Coleshill
19:45 Travis   85'
Carter   90'
BAFC Report Slade   5'
Kee   28'
Yussuf   68', 79'
Attendance: 67
Referee: Mr. S. Postin
4 December 2012 Hednesford Town 5–4 Burton Albion Keys Park, Hednesford
19:45 Lennon   25', 89'
Durrell   37' (p)
O'Connor   47'
Craven   75'
Kee   13'
Richards   66'
McGrath   67', 82'
Attendance: 133
Referee: Mr. B. Cooke

Transfers

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Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
31 May 2012 MF   Robbie Weir   Tranmere Rovers Free [6]
5 June 2012 DF   Zander Diamond   Oldham Athletic Free [7]
27 June 2012 DF   Damien McCrory   Dagenham & Redbridge Free [10]
16 July 2012 DF   Marcus Holness   Rochdale Free [46]
27 July 2012 GK   Dean Lyness   Kidderminster Harriers Free [12]
31 July 2012 MF   Lee Bell   Crewe Alexandra Free [13]
15 August 2012 FW   Matt Paterson   Southend United Free [16]
7 September 2012 GK   Stuart Tomlinson   Port Vale Free [24]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
27 July 2012 GK   Ross Atkins   Derby County End of Season [12]
15 August 2012 DF   Anthony O'Connor   Blackburn Rovers 31 January 2013 [16][25]
28 September 2012 DF   Rob Kiernan   Wigan Athletic 28 October 2012 [27]
28 September 2012 MF   Luke Rooney   Swindon Town 28 October 2012 [27]
23 October 2012 MF   Jordan Chapell   Sheffield United 23 December 2012 [31][39]
26 October 2012 GK   Mark Oxley   Hull City 26 November 2012 [33]
20 November 2012 FW   Jacob Blyth   Leicester City 12 January 2013 [38]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
14 September 2012 DF   Jack Green   Hucknall Town 15 December 2012 [26]
14 September 2012 FW   Evan Garnett   Hucknall Town 15 December 2012 [26]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent Club Date Joined Ref.
9 May 2012 GK   James Wren   Tamworth 20 July 2012 [1][47]
9 May 2012 DF   Danny Blanchett   York City 2 July 2012 [1][48]
9 May 2012 DF   Kristian Ramsey-Dixon   Sutton Coldfield Town 16 August 2012 [1][49]
9 May 2012 MF   Andres Gurrieri   Plymouth Argyle 4 August 2012 [1][50]
9 May 2012 DF   Patrick Ada   Ebbsfleet United 20 July 2012 [1][51]
15 June 2012 DF   Ryan Austin   Kidderminster Harriers 5 July 2012 [3][52]
15 June 2012 DF   Tony James   Newport County 5 July 2012 [3][53]
15 June 2012 FW   Greg Pearson   Grimsby Town 9 July 2012 [3][54]
15 June 2012 MF   Adam Bolder   Harrogate Town 20 July 2012 [3][55]
8 July 2012 GK   Stuart Tomlinson Retired [56]

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